MRS. BUSH: I wanted to thank everybody for coming out today while
I was here in Biloxi. People from around the world and around the
country can see what the destruction is here behind me. But I want to
tell you that I feel encouraged. I met a lot of people whose houses
were lost here in Biloxi and other places along the Gulf Coast and in
Louisiana. And they -- because they have gotten so much help from so
many people, they feel optimistic, they feel hopeful that they'll be
able to rebuild and rebuild their lives.

So one of the reasons I wanted to come here specifically today was
to talk about partnerships. We have the big Sears truck here. Sears
has brought in new clothes. They were sorted by size so people can
really get to the clothes and get clothes for their children and their
families. School started yesterday in Biloxi, so children are going
back to school and they need clothes for school.

I also met firemen, policemen that are here, firemen and policemen
that are here stationed in Biloxi; this is where they live. And then I
met some that have come from around the country. I met a lot of doctors
and medical workers who have come from all over the country.

I met different Army Corps of Engineer people here who are doing
the Blue Roof project, putting -- helping people put the tarps on their
roofs who also have come from around the country.

This is what it's going to take. It's going to take partnerships
between governments, between corporations, between individuals,
faith-based groups to make sure all of these people will really be able
to rebuild their lives.

And it's going to take a long time. So I want to encourage
everybody, all Americans, to remember that it's going to take a long
time, to think about Thanksgiving, to think about the Christmas holidays
and what you can do then, in a few months, for the people who still are
going to be needing help down here as they rebuild.

So I'll take questions at the next stop. Thank you all for being
here with me.